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HUMPHREE DEALER SEMINAR GOTHENBURG APRIL 2017

The importance of the seatrial

Per Landegren
CEO
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Sea Trial
A proper sea trial is an important tool for:

• Setting correct values for Auto Trim, Auto List, C-Turn and Active for best performance!
• To show the Customer the benefits using a Humphree system:
- Speed & Fuel consumption
- Visibility
- Comfort when running with the right trim & Comfort during turns
- Turn radius improvements
- Stabilisation performance

• Important to record (manually or with computer) the improvements

• To produce a sea trial report that includes settings to be used for other identical boats
• To produce a reference sheet for the webpage

• Increased sales as a result of the great improvements achieved!

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Step 1: Preparation
Sea Trial
• Check HCU orientation and reset trim/list to 0.
Boat must be at zero list

• Take basic data: Displacement, load condition, number of crew, Fuel, water and
so on. Conditions during the sea trial, wind speed!
Engines and propulsion system, power, engine rpm scale
(600-2300rpm ; 600-3700 rpm…)

• Use a printed “Sea Trial” data sheet!

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Step 1: Preparation
Sea Trial
• If system have Coordinated Turn:

- Calibrate Rudder positions before you go out for

sea trial
- Many cases: Not correct interface
- Other system may need to be switched ON to
receive rudder position

• Take photo of installation and of the boat so that the

complete boat is included!
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Use the data sheet

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Sea Trial
Step 2: Auto Trim

• Try to find calm waters!

• Start at top speed

- Run the boat at full engine rpm and interceptors fully retracted (0).
- Run for some time to get constant data (20 seconds)
- Write down: Engine rpm, Fuel burn (L/H or G/H), SOG, Trim angle
- Deploy interceptors 10% and check if speed increase or decrease.
If speed increases, write down same data again for the 10% deployment condition.
- Deploy to 20, 30, 40 …. Until speed decrease instead of increase.

• Generally – do not set trim angles lower than what is set at top speed (4deg at top, stay above 4 deg lower down)
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Step 2: Auto Trim

• Depending of engine rpm range, run boat at max. steps of around 5 knots (2200 rpm,
2000rpm, 1800, 1600, 1400, 1200, 1000, idle) and for each rpm write down the data as
mentioned above!

• For each engine rpm, there is an interceptor position that provides best results (could
also be 0).
Note: The best interceptor deployment for speed, may not be the best for the running
condition (slamming, water on wind screen and so on, consider!)
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Created data sheet

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Step 2: Auto Trim Speed %deployment
4 0
• In the Auto Trim menu, put in the appropriate interceptor stroke for each speed. 6 0
Between the “speeds”, soften the curve. 8 50
10 62
• Write down the exact data in the Auto Trim Curve just created! To be saved!
12 75
14 72
16 64
18 60
20 55
22 45
24 35
26 30
28 20
30 10
32 4
34 0
36 0
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Sea Trial
Step 3: Auto Trim Confirmation

• Test drive with the Auto Trim curve made!

• Adjust if needed!

Step 4: Auto List

• Check that the auto list operates properly and that the boat runs at 0.
If not, the “list angle” may need to be reset (boat must be at 0 list)

• If boat trims very low, check that boat perform well at high speed (not nervous)
If nervous, lower sensitivity or adjust Auto Trim curve to lift the bow.
Normally – leave at 0.

• Common problem: If incorrect operation – cables to servo motors could be inverted!

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Step 5: Coordinated Turn

• Default is Gain 100% (100% rudder = 100% interceptor) Possible -200 to 200
• Gain 50% means 50% interceptor at 100% rudder position
• Gain 25% means 25% interceptor at 100% rudder
• Gain 200% means 100% interceptor already at 50% rudder
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Sea Trial
Step 5: Adjusting Coordinated Turn

• Check how the boat handles when turning to avoid dangerous testing. Speed Gain
4 0
• Run the boat at different speeds and give full rudder, start with lower speeds.
Adjust Gain if the boat needs more or less interceptor. 6 0
8 50
• Normally you easily feel when it is “good enough”! 10 70
12 90
• In high speed (over 30 knots), you may need to lower the gain 14 105
16 120
• - V shaped monohulls usually need lift on inner interceptor 18 120
- Monohulls with keel could need the opposite! 20 105
22 100
• Create a Gain table!
24 95
26 85
28 75
30 65
32 60
34 55
36 50
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Step 6: Free driving

• With Auto Trim, Auto List and Coordinated Turn “ON” drive the boat making an
acceleration, running in cross wind and turning. Check that it performs well!
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ACTIVE - Sea Trial

• Need of waves for setup!

• Find a good test speed between 15 and 25 knots

• Within 15-25 knots - choose a speed where Auto Trim position is between 40 and 60% preferably.

• Interceptors can then both retract and extend around Auto trim position

• Run boat beam sea (waves from side)

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ACTIVE - Sea Trial

• Wave size:
For good results, the waves shall make the boat heel so it really feels (40ft +-8°deg, 70ft less)

• Adjust Roll sensitivity

Adjust Roll sensitivity (probably increase) so that the interceptors just reach:
15 knots Shall reach 100% extension
25 knots Shall reach 90% extension
Verify at other speed 15-25 knots

• Test – most important is to achieve a good feeling – good difference between ON / OFF

• Try to find calm waters and run with ACTIVE - ON.

The boat should perform nicely and the interceptors should be ”steady”

• Adjust Pitch sensitivity

Generally leave at 0
- Note that the pitch damping will take power from the roll
(A lower pitch sensitivity is positive for roll performance)
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ACTIVE - Sea Trial

Measure performance

• Seakeeper App. 10 minutes ON, 10 minutes ON

- Makes sure to run ”identical”

• Humphree Configurator

• Auto Pilot function

- Check Auto pilot function
- Reduce gain ?
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Recommended
For boats in need of a large help to
Quick Guide (15 min)
get over the hump. Will give best
ACTIVE stabilisation performance. If
space allows, select this. Boat Size Recommended Trim & List List

Trim & List 23-27 ft X300 X300 X300

Will handle Trim & List well. Will work 28-33 ft X450 X300 X300
for ACTIVE but lower level of 34-39 ft X600 X450 X300
stabilisation performance compared to 40-44 ft X750 X600 X450
”recommended” can be expected. 45-49 ft X750 X600 X450
If the boat runs really stern heavy 50-54 ft H900 or HE750 X750 X450
(high trim), try to fit a larger size. 55-59 ft H1000 or HE750 X750 X600
60-64 ft H1200 or HE800 H900 or HE750 X600
List: 65-69 ft H1300 or HE900 H1050 or HE800 X750
If the boat trims nicely without the 70-74 ft H1500 or HE1000 H1100 or HE850 X750
help of trim tabs, the table ”list” can
be used. The size will handle List (heel)
and the trim can be adjusted to a
certain level. Lower performance with
ACTIVE shall be expected.